List of avant-pop artists

A

• A.R. Kane^[1]
• Allie X^[2][3]
• Tori Amos^[4]
• Laurie Anderson^[5]
• Animal Collective^[6]
• Fiona Apple^[7]
• Arca^[8][9]
• Atlas Sound^[10]
• Aurora^[11]
• Autechre^[12]

B

• Bad Brains^[1]
• The Beach Boys^[13]
• Beck^[14]
• Belly^[15]
• Björk^[16][17]
• Emily Blue^[18]
• David Bowie (between 1977–79)^[19]
• Lester Bowie^[20]
• Kate Bush^[17][7]
• The Byrds^[21]

C

• Camille^[22]
• Cardiacs^[23]
• Charli XCX^[24][25]
• Clinic^[26]
• Cobrah^[27]
• Coil^[28]

D

• Terence Trent D'Arby^[1]
• Depeche Mode^[29]
• Devo^[30]

E

• Eartheater^[31]
• Dorian Electra^[32]
• Brian Eno^[30]
• Enya^[33]

F

• The Feelies^[34]
• FKA Twigs^[35]
• The Flaming Lips^[36]

G

• Gauntlet Hair^[37]
• Githead^[38]
• Genesis^[39]
• Genesis P-Orridge^[40]
• GFOTY^[41]
• Grimes^[42]
• Paul Grimstad^[43]

H

• Here We Go Magic^[10]
• The High Llamas^[44]
• Holly Herndon^[45]
• Jenny Hval^[46]

I

J

• Grace Jones^[47]
• Daniel Johnston^[48]

K

• KÁRYYN^[49][50][51]
• Kelela^[52]
• Konstrakta^[53]
• Fela Kuti^[54]

L

• Lady Gaga^[55]
• Daniela Lalita^[56][57][58]
• John Lennon and Yoko Ono^[59]

M

• Maneige^[60]
• John Maus^[61]
• Memory Cassette^[10]
• Mercury Rev^[62]
• Mis-Teeq^[63]
• Momus^[64]
• My Bloody Valentine^[65]
• Róisín Murphy^[66]

N

- Neil Cicierega

O

• Frank Ocean^[67]
• Of Montreal^[68]
• The Olivia Tremor Control^[69]
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark^[70][71]
• Os Mutantes^[72]

P

• Penguin Cafe Orchestra^[73]
• Ariel Pink^[74]
• Caroline Polachek^[75]
• The Pop Group^[76]
• P.J. Proby^[21]

Q

R

• The Residents^[77][78]
• Rosalía^[79]
• Roxy Music (early records)^[80]

S

• Rina Sawayama^[81]
• Sevdaliza^[82]
• Shygirl^[83]
• SOPHIE^[84]
• Slapp Happy^[85]
• Slayyyter^[86]
• Spookey Ruben^[87]
• Jack Stauber^[88]
• St. Vincent^[89]
• Stavely Makepeace^[90]
• Stereolab^[17][91]
• The Sugarcubes^[92]
• A Sunny Day in Glasgow^[10]

T

• Talk Talk^[93]
• Talking Heads^[30]
• Trip Shakespeare^[94][95]
• Tune-Yards^[96]
• Tycho^[97]

U

V

• The Velvet Underground^[98]

W

• Scott Walker^[99]
• Was (Not Was)^[100]
• Ween^[101]
• Kanye West^[102]
• Brian Wilson (between 1965–67)^[103]
• Will Wood^[104]
• Win^[105]

X

• XTC^[106]

Y

• Yes^{[39][better source needed]}

Z

• Frank Zappa^[107]